Police investigate east Erie shooting

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Police said a 21-year-old Erie man was shot in the back of his left leg Saturday night as he walked near East 10th Street and East Avenue.

Police responded to the area at about 10:50 p.m. on a report of shots fired.

The victim told police that he and his brother were walking when four juvenile males approached them. The victim told police the suspects talked briefly before one of them pulled a handgun and shot him.

Police said the victim was shot once in the leg. Police described the four suspects, who fled on foot, as black males.

Police said the shooting suspect was wearing white shorts and a blue windbreaker. Police apprehended a male a short time later matching that description, but the victim did not identify him as one of the suspects, police said.